Ronald Koeman admitted that Barcelona’s 2–2 draw in La Liga with Valencia “isn’t smart enough. “
Lionel Messi matched Pelé’s record of 643 single club aspirations, returning home almost after missing a penalty in the first half off time.
Mouctar Diakhaby had put Valencia in the lead before Messi tied, tying Pelé’s 19 years with Santos.
“We tried everything, but . . . it wasn’t enough. ” – @RonaldKoeman after a 2–2 draw with Valencia pic. twitter. com/KXj1pjC0oL
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 19, 2020
Ronald Araujo’s scissor kick gave Barcelona the win, but Maxi Gomez was cut down with a draw to thwart the pressure of the locals.
“First of all, it’s a challenging game, complicated at 1-0,” Koeman told the club’s official blue club website.
“You score twice, you’re the winning team in the part of the moment and you have to be a little more focused to see what happens.
“We control the game, we had good chances to score the third one, but then you have to perceive that the 2-1 is the maximum.
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– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 19, 2020
“One or two moments on the defensive track, to have the full concentration to do what we have to do at the time, and they scored the second. And after that, he wasn’t smart enough.
The result left Atletico Madrid, leader of the Barcelona League, with 8 points.